Question

Elle placed a bucket under a leaky roof. The bucket was 310 full after 25 of an hour. How much water is leaking per hour?

Answer 1

3/4 bucket

Explanation:

Elle placed a bucket under a leaky roof. The bucket was 3/10 full after 2/5 of an hour. How much water is leaking per hour

Water leaking : time taken

Let x = amount of water leaking per hour

3/10 : 2/5 = x : 1

3/10 ÷ 2/5 = x / 1

3/10 × 5/2 = x / 1

15 / 20 = x / 1

Cross product

15 * 1 = 20 * x

15 = 20x

x = 15/20

= 3/4

3/4 bucket of water is leaking per hour